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Ink signature on face of painting: “Carl Lindin, 1904” Original label pasted on back of frame: “Gertrude McCall, Painted by Carl Lindin, Framed by Ralph Whitehead” Carl Eric Lindin (1860-1942) was associated with Hull House in Chicago where he met his soulmate Hervey White. In 1902 Lindin set up housekeeping with White and Fritz Van der Loo in a church in Woodstock where White was overseeing the construction of the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony for Jane Byrd McCall and Ralph Radcliffe-Whitehead. By 1904 when this watercolor was painted, Byrdcliffe had been up and running for one season. Part of the Byrdcliffe enterprise was to have been picture-frame making, but evidence of their efforts are very rare. The label on the back of this painting documents the craft as executed by founder Ralph Whitehead, who has added a pale blue wash over the dark oak finish to complement the painting. Gertrude McCall was the sister of Ralph’s wife Jane. Provenance:
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